Task Sheet Task 4 - Child's Play



For this task you need to work with a group in one of the age rooms at Mitchell St ChildcareCentre and plan a range of play activities that are suitable to the age group and support theEarly years Learning Framework approach to children's learning.

The Group task




Collaborative Action Plan

This power point will help your group to write the action plan. Sign into create a google docs document for your group to collaborate on the action plan.


Group Task Exemplar - Collaborative Action Plan and Evaluation - A Band



Group Task - Practical Application

During the practical make sure evrything is recorded by a group member. These photos will be used for the group activity presentation page and your own Student Evidence Sheet




Group Activity presentation page exemplar


Group Activity presentation page template
You can use this template for the group activity presentation page if you wish.


Individual Evaluation Report

Following the practical you need to prepare an individual evaluation report, in which you reflect on the processes and outcome(s) of the group activity, including:
  • your own performance
  • how the group made collaborative decisions
  • the management skills used by the group
  • individual contributions to the group
  • conclusions about possible improvements.

Individual Evaluation Exemplar Group Task - A Band




The Background

The Government website 'my child.gov.au' is Australia's online child care portal.

Additionally, mychild.gov.au contains details of the Australian Government's early childhood agenda. This information covers a wide range of policies the Government is implementing to improve early childhood education and care.

The Early Years Learning Framework





Development and Play



Play based learning



Sometimes kids just don't play well together. This article explores that issue and gives ideas of what you can do